Life How many syllables are in your full formal name?

**Rain Man** · 10-24-2024, 11:40 PM

When you provide your full name (first, middle, last), how many syllables does it have?

Rules:

Consider your formal name as listed on your birth certificate. Don't use any informal nickname that you use. (E.g., Count Michael, not Mike. Christopher, not Chris, unless your birth certificate shows the short version.)
Include any and all middle names.
If you have a formal suffix like Junior or "the fourth", include those syllables.
Don't include honorifics that are not your official name. So don't include "Doctor" or "Pastor" or "Esquire" or that sort of thing.

I'm wondering if anyone can beat me on the short side. I have a first, middle, and last name, and they total only four syllables. My name is very efficient.

Poll coming as soon as I finish focus group testing on the question structure.

View Poll Results: How many syllables are in your full formal name?
0 - I just use symbols	0	0%
1	3	2.75%
2	6	5.50%
3	4	3.67%
4	17	15.60%
5	33	30.28%
6	28	25.69%
7	6	5.50%
8	9	8.26%
9	0	0%
10	1	0.92%
11	0	0%
12	0	0%
13	0	0%
14	0	0%
15 or more - Hello from Thailand!	1	0.92%
I use a different identification system instead of having a name.	1	0.92%
Voters: 109. You may not vote on this poll

10-24-2024, 11:40 PM	Topic Starter
Rain Man Seize life. Be an ermine. Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: My house Casino cash: $-632449 VARSITY	How many syllables are in your full formal name? When you provide your full name (first, middle, last), how many syllables does it have? Rules: Consider your formal name as listed on your birth certificate. Don't use any informal nickname that you use. (E.g., Count Michael, not Mike. Christopher, not Chris, unless your birth certificate shows the short version.) Include any and all middle names. If you have a formal suffix like Junior or "the fourth", include those syllables. Don't include honorifics that are not your official name. So don't include "Doctor" or "Pastor" or "Esquire" or that sort of thing. I'm wondering if anyone can beat me on the short side. I have a first, middle, and last name, and they total only four syllables. My name is very efficient. Poll coming as soon as I finish focus group testing on the question structure.
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